Ludwik K. Branski, MD, MMS

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Plastic Surgery

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Polish

Biography

Ludwik K. Branski, M.D., MMS., was born in Krakow, Poland. He obtained his medical degree from the University of Bonn (Germany) and Master of Medical Sciences from University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. In addition to completing a residency in plastic and reconstructive surgery, integrated program, in Munich and Hannover, Germany, Dr. Branski completed a clinical fellowship in acute burn and burn reconstruction at the University of Texas Medical Branch and Shriners Children's Texas. He also completed a postdoctoral training in translational burns research at Shriners Children's. In 2013, Dr. Branski returned to the University of Texas Medical Branch and currently serves as an associate professor in the department of surgery, plastic surgery division and as a staff surgeon at Shriners Children's. He also serves as the medical director of the Tissue Bank at Shriners Children's and the director of research at the Division of Plastic Surgery.

Dr. Branski is an expert in surgical reconstruction of severe burns. He is currently funded by the Department of Defense to study the benefits of growth factor on muscle regeneration in severely burned patients and by the National Institute of Health on the effects of chronic Catecholamine exposure on post-burn scarring. His other research activities center on the use of fat grafting for alleviating hypertrophic scars after severe burns. He has authored over 80 peer-reviewed publications and presented his work at numerous national and international meetings.

He is a member of the American Burn Association, International Society for Burn Injuries, Wound Healing Society, Shock Society, Society of Critical Care Medicine, the German Association of Surgery, and the German Association of Plastic Surgery to name a few. He is the recipient of several awards, including a young investigator award from the Society of Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Branski's clinical and research interests are in acute burn treatment, critical care, burn metabolism, hypertrophic scarring and burn reconstruction, CO2 Laser treatment for the treatment of hypertrophic scarring, wound healing and burn wound infections.

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Education and Training

Medical Education
Aachen University Medical School
Aachen
Germany
9/30/1996

Medical Education
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University Medical School
Bonn
Germany
11/20/2001

Graduate School
University of Texas Medical School
Galveston, TX
United States of America
12/31/2009

Academic Positions and Locations

Leadership and Memberships

2018-Present: Member, ABLS Advisory Committee, American Burn Association
2016-2019: Member, Education Committee, American Burn Association
2015-Present: Chair, Health Information Management/Utilization Review Subcommittee
2020-Present: Chair, Perioperative Steering Committee
2015-Present: Sub-Committee Member, Laser Safety, Radiation Safety Committee
2015-Present: Director, Tissue Bank

Editorial Positions

2015-Present: Editorial Board, Chronic Diseases and Translational Medicine
2016-Present: Editorial Board, European Journal of Plastic Surgery
2017-Present: Editorial Board, Burns & Trauma
2016-Present: Editorial Board, Journal of Burn Care and Research
2009-Present: Reviewer, Burns
2010-Present: Reviewer, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Awards and Honors

2020, Visiting Professor Charles University, Third Faculty of Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
2018, Fellow of the Sealy Center on Aging, UTMB, Galveston, Texas
2018, Physician of the Month, UTMB Operating Room
2008, Christina Fleischmann Travel Scholarship Award, University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
2007, Young Investigator Award, Society of Critical Care Medicine
2008, 1st place, Clinical Science Research, Singleton Surgical Society

Scholarly Activities

Academic Lectures and Presentations

Moderator: 48th World Congress of Surgery, Krakow, Poland - Burn-related Sessions (08/11 - 08/15/2019)
Presentation: Pediatric Burn Reconstruction Session, 50th Anniversary Meeting, German Plastic Surgery Association, Bochum, Germany - Burn Scar Treatment Modalities (09/12 - 09/15/2018)
Presentation: Use of Lasers in Treatment of Burn Scars 1st Masterclass Symposium: How to improve your aesthetic results in plastic surgery, May 23-27, 2018, Hannover, Germany
Presentation: Southern Region Burn Conference 2018, Mobile, Alabama - Pediatric Burn Reconstruction (11/08 - 11/11/2018)
Presentation: 19the Congress of the International Society of Burn Injuries (ISBI), Delhi, India - Pediatric Burn Treatment (11/30 - 12/04/2018)

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